Writer’s Reflection In my English 111 class we began by discussing rhetoric, the study of how people tell stories. For our first assignment, we were asked to think of a topic, or argument, that we feel strongly about and have difficulty listening to. We then …
“Skype,” Ashley Tway (2011) — Inquiry 1
My alarm starts to beep and I roll over to look at my clock. Five-thirty in the morning. I immediately jolt out of bed and a smile spreads across my face. I quickly glance out my window to notice the sun barely beginning to creep …
“Cyberbullying and How to Create a More Tolerant America,” Caitlan Ogle (2011) — Inquiry 3
Writer’s Reflection In light of the recent slew of suicides plaguing the LGBT community, especially Tyler Clementi’s, cyberbullying seemed to me like a topic that was current and, more importantly, for which debate was truly necessary. Tyler’s roommate filmed him having sex with another man …
“Laptops Hurt Rather Than Help,” Kelly Conroy (2011) — Inquiry 3
As you look into a classroom, the ideal sight one would want to find is one where students are at their desks, taking notes feverishly, eager to participate in class, and paying full attention to the lecture at hand. While this is the idea of …
“School Sport Standoff,” Katelynn Haack (2011) — Inquiry 3
Writer’s Reflection I decided to discuss this topic because it is a major concern for my hometown. Throughout high school, eliminating sports was always threatened as a way to save money, but the plan never carried through. Because of the economic situation of the school …
“Say ‘No’ to ‘Don’t’: A Push to Repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” Ryan Boes (2011) — Inquiry 3
Writer’s Reflection The purpose for this sequence was to choose a national, global, or local issue and persuade an audience to view the issue the same as you do. I choose to write about an issue that has been brought up many times in last …
“Research Blog on Desperate Housewives,” Tessa Newland (2011) — Inquiry 3
Take a look at Tessa Newland’s research blog on WordPress.
“Research Blog on Persepolis,” Emily Stearns (2011) — Inquiry 2
[These were originally posted on this Student’s Blog.] 14 Feb Inquiry 2 Source http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?hid=17&sid=b501bea8-c137-454c-9ecd-a6d8377a68bd%40sessionmgr12&vid=9&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=a9h&AN=31976892 “Children Of The Revolution” I found this article very useful and interesting. I want to learn more about Persepolis as a film. I also want to find out the differences in the …
Public Service Announcements: Greek Life by Joy Belser
PSA 1- Positive (students) [audio:https://ccm.miamiu.haydenmcneil.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Belser.ProGreek.mp3] My audience already knows that sororities and fraternities on campus get a bad reputation, but are curious about rushing on campus and what it entails. My audience is interested in rushing, but is still unsure about what it is all …
Bible Pushers by Emma Foltz
Bedford St. Martin’s Digital/Multimedia Writing Award 2011 [custom_field field=”author” this_post=”1″ limit=”1″ between=”, ” /] [prezi id=”http://prezi.com/zyzs8qx_cduq/bible-pushers/”] Writer’s Reflection Bible Pushers, the Prezi presentation I completed for English 111, was a visual adaptation of a persuasive essay I wrote on a local issue. Because of my …
My Grandma Superwoman by Shiyu Wu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwzgHIMRQw0
The Darkness Within by Michael Bowen
In the novel Mrs. Dalloway, Virginia Woolf writes about a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway. Clarissa has to prepare for a party she is throwing later in the day, and Woolf shows the entire process that goes into effect throughout the entire day. …
From History to Fiction by Danielle Antony
To see the corresponding 2A assignment, click here. Writer’s Reflection Personally, inquiry two was a bit more challenging than inquiry one. I have done a paper similar to this research analysis before, however I thought it was a little more challenging to find good …
Annotated Bibliography by Danielle Antony
Thesis: I plan to look at how the history behind Mexican-American culture and the story of La Malinche influences Clemencia’s character and the interpretation of the story “Never Marry A Mexican” by Sandra Cisneros. 1. Candelaria, Cordella. “La Malinche, Feminist Prototype.” Frontiers: A Journal of …
Globalization: Bringing People Together or Widening the Gap? by Katie Knable
Former president Jimmy Carter once said, “Globalization, as defined by rich people like us, is a very nice thing . . . you are talking about the Internet, you are talking about cell phones, you are talking about computers. This doesn’t affect two-thirds of the …